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Welcome to Doctor Who’s Day, a gallimaufry of Gallifreyan gubbins from the last seven days in the Whoniverse. And this week we begin with a look at the way the Doctor’s regenerations are often followed by a little bit of Time Lord cosplay.

The Doctor Who web team started things off with their Regeneration Awards, which of course just leads to a trawl through the YouTube archives looking at transformation clips (for example, did you know the Second Doctor’s regeneration happened 46 years ago this week?):

One of the big scenes in any new regeneration occurs when the Doctor, having shaken off the effects of the change, selects his wardrobe and fully becomes his new self. Sometimes, as in the case of the Third or Eleventh Doctors, the clothes just happen to be lying around and he helps himself…

…and sometimes, as happened with the Fourth and Sixth Doctors, there’s a dressing up box in the TARDIS that he nips into for a quick sift…

…and sometimes the TARDIS just provides all that is needed:

But however he does it—even when he’s telling off the Atraxi while picking the perfect tie—in the Doctor’s case, sometimes clothes really do maketh the man.

The worries about what kind of man that is, good or bad, tend to come later on.